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Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: As Senator Twomey said, this is a similar amendment to those proposed by his colleagues Deputies Bruton and O'Donnell. The Minister, Deputy Lenihan, indicated he would give further consideration to the matter. He intends to look at the feasibility and possible merits of more frequent reporting, for example, on a six-monthly basis. Further legislation on our present undertakings will be...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: Not at this point. There is more legislation to come in this area and the Minister will consider the issue in that context.

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Minister gave a commitment to Deputies Bruton and O'Donnell yesterday that he would consider the changes and they were satisfied that he had pledged to work with them in this regard.

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: No.

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: Has Senator Norris joined the Fine Gael benches?

Seanad: Employment Action Plan (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and hope to deal with his specific concerns in my response. Pfizer's overall plan to cut its workforce worldwide by 6,000 on 14 sites in the next four years is aimed at integrating the Pfizer and Wyeth manufacturing and supply organisations which, following the Pfizer takeover of Wyeth late last year, now have significant overcapacity. That is...

Seanad: Employment Action Plan (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Senator should know that the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, will ensure Cork is seen as a very important priority in the weeks to come.

Seanad: Health Services (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am taking this Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady. We endorse Senator Keaveney's remarks on supporting people, particularly older people, to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care and we as a...

Seanad: General Practitioner Co-operatives (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Harney. I thank Senator McFadden for her remarks. As she will be aware, the provision of general practitioner, GP, out-of-hours co-operatives is an essential part of our health service policy, particularly of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that, to the greatest extent possible, care needs are met in...

Seanad: General Practitioner Co-operatives (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I will ask my officials to contact the Senator directly with regard to the Revenue question. The question of the provision of services is a matter for the HSE and also for local doctors. I will follow up on the Senator's query in that regard.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: We will worry about the Deputy.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: Since 2004, Irish labour market policy has been to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within Ireland's workforce and that of our European Union partners. For certain specific strategic skills and labour shortages it is Government policy to issue employment permits for the employment of non-EEA nationals for specific vacancies and in response to employer demand. The...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (19 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: NERA, for reasons of efficiency and cost, organises its main functions on a regional basis as opposed to a county basis. These five regions are Carlow (HQ), Dublin, Sligo, Shannon, and Cork. Statistics are, accordingly, not readily identifiable in county terms. The Table below shows the regional breakdown and the counties that constitute each regional division. Hotels in the traditional...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has processed this lump sum redundancy claim on behalf of the individual concerned and that payment in this case issued in early May 2010.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (18 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department condemns any practices by employers that may result in non-compliance with employment rights entitlements or any other mistreatment of employees including those on employment permits. Ireland's Employment Rights Legislation establishes the statutory rights applicable to all people working in Ireland whether they are Irish citizens or otherwise. I would urge all whose...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Appeals Tribunal is an independent, quasi-judicial body under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I am aware that there has been an unprecedented level of increase in claims to the Employment Appeals Tribunal - from 3,173 in 2007 to 9,458 in 2009 and a continuation of this trend in 2010 with 4,384 new claims lodged between January and the end of...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...